U.S. Navy

Admiral Sidney W. Souers (right) with officers and two captured Nazi officers aboard the Coast Guard cutter U.S.S. Icarus off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina.

The crew of the Coast Guard cutter, U.S.S. Icarus, on the deck of their ship, is credited with forcing an enemy submarine to the surface with depth charges and then taking prisoners of the Nazi crew.

Officers of the U.S.S. Icarus, the Coast Guard cutter that captured a German submarine off the Atlantic coast are shown in Charleston, South Carolina.

President Harry S. Truman leaves the Memorial Chapel at Key West, Florida with his entourage, including Sidney W. Souers, third row, far right.

President Truman awards the Distinguished Service Medal to Sidney W. Souers for exceptionally meritorious service to the Government of the United States, July 1944 to November 1952. On the verso of the photographed is attached an autographed card reading, "To my good friend Sidney Souers with many thanks and great appreciation of his efficient service Harry S. Truman White House, Dec. 1, 1952." From: Sidney W. Souers Papers.

President Harry S. Truman enjoys watching people who have not previously crossed the equator participate in "Shellback" ceremonies aboard the U.S.S. Missouri en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Norfolk, Virginia. From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photos in the Audiovisual area.

Aboard the U.S.S. Missouri en route from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, to Norfolk, Virginia, President Harry S. Truman meets Davy Jones and King Neptune, goes through a ceremony to become a "Shellback," and receives a certificate (Imperium Neptuni Regis) which is presented to people on board who have not previously crossed the equator. From: Found in a box of miscellaneous photos in the Audiovisual area.

Navy Under Secretary Francis P. Whitehair shown with unidentified military officers at U. S. Naval Air Station, New Orleans, Louisiana.

President Harry S. Truman, his family, and his staff on vacation in Key West, Florida. Front row, left to right: Harold Enarson; John Steelman; Bess Wallace Truman; President Truman; Margaret Truman; William Hassett; Irving Perlmeter. Back row, left to right: Eben Ayers; David Stowe; Wallace Graham; Harry Vaughan; Joseph Short; Robert Dennison; Robert Landry; Philleo Nash; Charles Jackson. Original is in color and oversized. This image is available to be ordered in color.

Aerial view of the Naval Station, Key West, Florida, showing the Presidential yacht, the Williamsburg, anchored at the dock in front of the administration building. The Presidential quarters, the Little White House, is the white building behind the administration building. Similar to 77-921.